And thou shalt be as the obedient son of the most High, and he will have mercy on thee more than a mother. 12Wisdom inspireth life into her children, and protecteth them that seek after her, and will go before them in the way of justice. 13And he that loveth her, loveth life: and they that watch for her, shall embrace her sweetness. 14They that hold her fast, shall inherit life: and whithersoever she entereth, God will give a blessing. 15They that serve her, shall be servants to the holy one: and God loveth them that love her. 16He that hearkeneth to her, shall judge nations: and he that looketh upon her, shall remain secure. 17If he trust to her, he shall inherit her, and his generation shall be in assurance. 18For she walketh with him in temptation, and at the first she chooseth him. 19She will bring upon him fear and dread and trial: and she will scourge him with the affliction of her discipline, till she try him by her laws, and trust his soul.